Locating-gage for sewing-machines.



PATBNTBD TIME 5 1995 H. C. MILLER. LOGATING GAGE FOR SEWING MACHINES.

APYLIUATIOB. FILED AUG, 11, 1903.

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Inventor.

wurrz y No. 822,535. PA-TBNTfiD JUHE 5, 1906;

H. G. MILLER: LOCATING GAGE FOR SEWMG MACHINES.

Arrmfinzon FILED AUG. n, 1903.

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U N I T 1* l) STATES 1:?ATENT OFFICE;

LOCATlNG-GAGQ FOR Specification of Letters Patent.

SEWING-MACHlNES.

Bauented June 6, 1906.

Application filed linguist 11. 1903. licrial llo.l69,07ll.

To (All, whmn if may concern: I

Be it known tlnit I, l'lsxnr C. llll-LPIR, o citizen of the U nitcd Stntcs, at Waterford, in the county of stll'llilillg tlL and State of New York, have invented now and useful lmprovcmcnls in liocnting(lngos inr Soivingdllnchines, of which. the allowing is a. specification.

My invention relates to improvements in sewing-machine nttacluncnts, and particularly to moons arrzingl'rd in connection with n sewing-machine for locating or positioning articles to be operated upon.

The object oi the invention is to provide means whereby the nmtcrial to be 0 se rated upon may be quickly and accurately nee-ted relative to the needle to form buttonholes or place buttons on articles at a predeter mined distance from a selected point; or equi, distance apart.

To this end my invention consists in providing an adjustable support, a carrier ed justcbly mounted thereon, and a locn ting means adjustcbly mounted on the carrier.

In placing buttonholcs or buttons is is of.

lhc utmost importance that the various odjustments of the locating incnns be roads in accordance with a, prearranged scale or scales, so as to meet the various requirements incident to change of size of the article to be 0 ernted own and the different style nnicliincs to wli I have therefore provided a series of graduated scales on the support to determine the osition of the locating means for what may lie termed standard sizes and s second compensating adjustment to cover minor The scales and adjustments coiiqicratin therewith enable me to quickly determine t e p osi tion of the locating means with respect to the stitching mechanism or work-support, so that a, buttonhole or button may be conven- 'icntly located at a fixed distance from a (19* terminate point.

A further object of my invention is to provide a support for a locating means having a series of Inducted scales thereon in difierent lines and adaptcd to be removed and adjusted to position either of said scales to cofiiper ate with the locating means. With this construction a wide range of adjustment is pro.- vidsal sitlio t making the snppcrl nnncscs= sorily longs d awkward.

ich my invention maybe applied.

Ollie? objects and advantages will behereinnitcr rclcrrcd to, and particularly pointed out in the claims. i

In the drawings, Figure l is a, plan viewof my invention applied to a buttonhole-inachino Fig 2 a section on the line 1 1,, Fig, 1 liig 3 is a detail view'of a. button-locator. Fig 4 is a. side elevation of the some. Fig. 5 is a plan view of a iortion of a buttonholemachine, showing the application of two 10- cating gsges. Fig. 6 is an elevation of the Fig 7 is a view illustrating a piece of fabric provided with a, series of equallyspsced linttonholes therein and the locsto ongnging one of said buttonholes. Fig! Sisal; similar view sliowin a series of equally; spaced buttons and the buttonslocat-or.

In the drawings, A represents a seivin Inscliine table; A, a cloth-piste; A, a clot. clampin devioc; A, a lever for raising prcsser iaot; A", a HBECllE-bfll, and A & nee die.

B sewing-machine, and it may be cylindrical square, hexagonal, or other convenicnl form, and it is formed with a. series of p41, allel planes 5. 9n each plane I) I pro'vi c; s

indicates a support extending from l,

series of cquaily-spaced notches a 'sn is,

ort B is fitted in a socket D, formedlinjfls 7 iracket l), mounted on a trslnsverssbocfi pivoted by adjusting-screws E E in arms H i of a frame, The arms E E are connected by a, bar E, from which ext-end, ears through winch set-screws e pass to secure ills device to the so wing-machme. d secures thesnpport in the socket D, ands set-screivd secures the bracket to thetza nsg verse lief F, the latter having a graduated scale to determine the transvsrse] ia tliusfi men-t of the gage" relative to the Bracket D is provided with an extc which engages the under side of bin the support B in re )er position when A carrier G'is s ida I mounted on their pip-5 port the on y the collar b. A rigor Of'iitent G is pivoted in the lower side Qi-thlejm o to position a locntor to he dfisoxi I extension G of the linger and an anion;

' i we. 9 of the corner serve as a means for movmg BLi prevented from bein movezi g 1 A set-sores;

40 graduations 5 is ready to with the movement of the carrier on its sup-- port.

The locator may be of any prelerred form and may operate in conjunction with a pre- Viously-formed buttonhole, as shown in Figs.

land 2, and for use in connection with but tons, as shown in Fig. 4. When operating upon an article havingpeither a lmtt nlmln nor button, a locator in the form of :1 pin may be used, as shown in Figs 5 and 6.

K is a plate adapted to slide between wars k k on the tableA and is formed with a slot ii". An adjustable gage L, having a slot 1, is mounted on the plate K, an d pa ssing through its slot and slot k is a set-screw l, to

fix the gage'after it has been properly adjusted. By means of this adjnstn'ient the gage end L may be moved late "ally hU\VtTtl iol'ilgon the locator h and longitudinally in either direction to properly guide the article i being treated.

In 0 oration the operator will determine the sea e a on the su iport B to be used, and if the selected scale does not accurately position the locator relative to the needle the 5 compensating adjustment of the loeator will For instance, if the i be brought in to use. parts are positioned shown in Fig. I, wherein the two and one-half scale is )OSltioned' to cooierate with the carrier an the cator, the operator will then release the screw H and adjust said locator to the desired position, after which screw H will be tightened. Then the age Lis adjusted, when the device ilir use. The locator engages the fabric, and if a series of buttonholes or buttons are to be placed an equidistance apart the carrier is moved to the first graduation and abuttonhole is formed Then the carrier is moved to the next graduation, and so on until the series of operations are completed, after which the article is removed and an other a plied, when the carrier is moved toward t e sewing-machine to repeat the op- 5 eratlon.

Obviously the invention is not limited to gaging a seriesof buttonholes, as it'inay be used ,to locate a single buttonhole relative to a determinate point where it is required that i0 buttonholes or buttons be placed at a given 5 into position one of the series of graduations,

0 not accurately locate the lo while at the same time it may be transversely adjusted on the bar F to position the article so as to be operated upon at the desired distance from its edge.

l n Figs. 511ml o l have shown a locator mounted each side the sewing: machine. However, the parts are somewhat altered. 'l he carrier is mounted. to slide on its support but the finger is omit! ed, Pins la project up l'rorn the carrier to the guide and hold the locator-bar ll, which is slotted and provided with a graduated. scale. A set-screw secures the parts in position, and a pin If on the locator-bar forms a locator to engage the Fabric. 1 4

in eoniunrtion ith the use of two locators I employ an adjustable gage if to gage eollardsl), as clearly shown on Fig. 5.

\Vheu u ing the double locator to stitch a collar 0, thelatler is folded to lind the center as, at which point the locator 71 engages it, and the tab or adjacent portion will be against the "age if, when the end butiouhole will he stitched. After one end buttonhole has been formed the collar is removed from one 'loeator, and the same point in the fabric is engaged by the lotator on the other o of the machine, as will be readily apprenn 'd by I'Qlli'tlli? to the drawings.

While 1 have described how a collar may be operated upon by using two locators, obviously collars, rolls, and the like can with corwenienee be operated upon by the structure shown in Figs. 1 to 4 but, as a matter of i-onvenieinre in handling. two locators may be user if desired.

What l. claim is l. in eon'ibinalion, a sewing-machine, a sug'iport project-Ltd horizontally outward from the sewing Illiiflllilifi, a series of notches formed. in .-.aid support, a carrier mounted on the support and adapted to be moved thereon in either direction, an adjustable locatingbar provided at its free end with a locator for engagement with a piece of fabric which is to receive huttonholes or buttons, and a linger carried by the carrier which cooperates with the notches, said linger holding the locator at a predetermined poi nt relative to the sewingmachin e.

In combination, a scwing-rnachi.ne provided with a worlotable and a needle, :1 support provided with one or more series of notches and projected horizol'itally from the sewing-1naehiuc, a carrier loosely mounted on said support for movement in either direction, a finger carried by the carrier to cooperate with the notches in the support, a

for adjusting the locating-bar, the free end of the locating-bar extending over the table of the sewing-machine, and toward the needle of the same, and a locator on the locatorbar for engaging a piece of fabric while it is i being moved, said locator being held at a locating-bar mounted on the carrier, means predetermin d p int relative to the sewingbrackets machine by the means for fld]t18t1llg the le- {support projected horizontally rem the sew lug-machine end having formedin it one or more series of notches, a movable carrier mounted on the support, a device CBJIlGd by said carrier which enacts w th the notches to ID hold the carrier feet on the support, a locatlug-bar edjustcbly mounted on the carrier and having its end toward the sewing'nmchine provided with a locetor forengagement with a piece of fabric which to re ceive buttonholes or buttons.

support projected horizontally tom the sewing nutchine, "a, movable carrier on the support, on adjustahly-mounted locating-her 20 carried by said carrier, :1 locetor connected with the inner end of the loeetin her for enaging a, piece of fabric which to receive fiuttonholes or buttons, and mechanism carriedby the movable carrier for holdin the latter secured on the support at n predetermined point with relation to the eewingnna chine.

5. In combination, o. sewing-luscious, at sup rt on the sewingnnnchine, a series of equally-spaced notches formed on the support, a carrier which is movable on the support, a locotor between the needle of the sewing-machine and the earrier,'n1eehs connecting the locator with the carrier, and mechanism connected with the carrier for engagemcnt with any one of the notches of the'support to set and hold the locator at a predetermined point relative to the sewing-mechine.

6. In combination, a sewing-machine, a

support having its inner end secured to the sewrng-nrsclnne, a movable corner on the v support, it linger pivotedon said carrier, a spring for forcing the finger into holding engagement with said support, an extension on the finger for releasing it from the support and for moving the carrier away from the ncedt of the sewing-machine, and eloentor mounted on the carrier, the linger holding the locator et a fixed point relative to the needle. l

v, i 7. In combination, a sewing-machine, :1

snitch!" secured thereto, 5; trans= verse her pivoted in the brackets, a middle bracket mounted on said pivoted transverse her and ud'ustahle thereon, e set-screw for holding said bracket in placetrom eccidentel movement, a stop rejected rearward from said adjustable mi dle bracket and having bearing against a stationary port, it socket formed in the bracket,- e set-screw cooperating with the socket, a horizontal support projecting from sold socket, whereby said support may be moved litter-oily from n line in elinement with the won or the sewing-min chine and be folded up and down over the table of the nutcbine when not in o oration, end meansniountml on the horisoie. so )port for locating a PlUCl of iehric nt in, predetermined point relative to the sewing nnich'ine,

' 9, In combination, a sewingnnachinc, a su port projoct-ing'frorn the machine, a pinraii'ty of dili'erently-spaccd series of marks on the support, said support being removable to operetively present one or the other of seid series of marks, e locntor having means for engaging the article beingfloperated upon, means eoimeretin with the nun'ks to indicute the position 0 the locator relative to the sewing-machine, and means for holding the support to the machine.

10. A device of the character describe-d, comprising e brecliet, a rocking bar mounted in the bracket, :1 support adjustably mounted on the rocking her, a series of imlicntingpoints on the support, and a locator, the indicating-points indicating the position of the iocator,

11'. A device of the character described, a sup orting-her, means on which the support ing or is mounted, a scale on the supporting-her, a support mounted on the support ing-ber and adjustable with relntion to said scale, :1 scale on the su )port, an adjustable loeator-hnr carried on time said so port and ziiiljnstnble with relation to the sci e n said support, and at locntor on the locutor-bsr 12. A gage for a sewin ifii'tuliilfl, compris ing a support formed wit 1 prcdet-r-rmiin \l indicating-points thereon, n carrier movably mounted on the so )port, a loeetor on thecsrrier, and menus i or ediusting the locetor independently ol' its movement on said support.

13. In combination, :1. solug-machine, it support projecting outwardly from tho mo chine, end an ndjustnhle locutor mounted on the support, means for moving the locetor and lining it at intervals to move and hold While moving it piece of fabric to receive hut tonholes or buttons at predetermined points, and means for guiding the fabric while the locator is being moved.

14. In combination, a sewing-machine, a

support projecting outwardly from the inn chme, sets of note res formed on the support,

each set of notches being difi'ercntly spaced and arranged in different aiincmcnt, a hr cator having means for engaging an article being operated upon, means attached. to the locator for engaging one of a selected series of notches, and means for removably holding the support to the machine, to permit the setting of the support to operatively n'esent either of said. sets of notches.

15. In a device of the character described comprising asupport formed. with a lurality of series of differently-rapaced mar s, a lo cator slidably mounted on the support and adjustable with-relation to said marks, and means for adjusting the support Lo operatively present any one series of said marks to serve a gage in the adjustment of the locator.

16. A gage for a sewing-machine, compria ing a support formed with indieating-points thereon, a carrier movable on the support, a iocator carried by the carrier, and means for adjusting the locator imlcpi-ndent of its movement on the support and in nlincmcnt with said support.

17. A locator for a sewing-machine comprising a support adapted to extend i' i'oinn. sewin; ;-machinc, indmating-points formed on the support, a carrier slidably Inounied on the support, a locator carried by the carrier, and means for adjusting the locator in line with the su port independent of its movement on .sairFsuppori.

18. A gage for a sewingunachim comprising a support formed with a series oi imlicating-points, a carrier adapted to more on the support and in nlincment therewith, a lo-- cator carried by the carrier, and means for adjusting the locator in alinement with. the support and independent of the movement of the carrier on. said support.

19. A gage for sewing-1nachincs co1nprising locating means, a carrier therefor upon which said locating means is adjusiably mounted, a support for the carrier upon which said carrier is ad ustably mounted, the two said adjustments lacing in the same direction, the gage having an indicating-scale for'indicating the position of the locating means with respect to its su port, and means mounted on the carrier for olding the same and the locating means in a determinate posi tion, .said latter means serving as a fingergrip in the movement of the carrier.

20. In a gage for sewing-machines, the combination with locating means, of a-suitable support therefor, said locating means and sup ort provided the one with a gradw ated sca e and the other with a ortion arranged to register therewith, and avin two adjustments, one an adjustment of said locating means with respect to its support to various positions alon scale, aud'the other an independent compen eating adjustment for adjustin r the relation-- the said graduatedv ship of said locating means with respect to the said scale-graduations.

21. In a ga e for sewing-machines, the combination with locating means, of a suitable support therefor, said locating means and support provided the one with a graduated scale and the other with a ortion arranged to register therewith, and avin two adjustments, one an adjustment of said 10- various positions along the said graduated scale, and the other an independent compensating adjustment for adjusting the relation ship of said locating means with respect to the said scale-grad nations; and means for adjustably securing the said support to the bed of a sewing-machine, the directionof said adjustment being at. right angles to the direction of the other said adjustments.

22. In a gage for sewing-machines, the cinnbination with a support provided with a graduated scale, of a carrier thereon having a. finger arranged to register with the graduations of said support, and a locator adjustably mounted upon said carrier, whereby the some may be adjusted With respect to the position of said finger.

2?. In a sewing-machine, the combination with a work-clamp, and a support secured to and extending outwardly from said ma.- chine and provided with a graduated scale, and a locating means adjustably mounted upon said support and capable of adjustment thereon toward and away from the said j work-clamp, and provided with an indicator for registering with the graduations of said scale.

24. A gage for a sewingnnachine com rising a locator to engage a buttonhole or a utton, a support on which said locatoris mounted, the gage having an indicating-scale representing predetermined sizes of articles to be 0 'icrated upon and means for adjusting the locator, said latter adjustment being a compensating adjustment to compensate for minor distances between the indicating scale.

25. In a gage for sewing-machines, the combination with a support provided with a plurality of indicating-notches, means for securing said support to a sewing-machine, loeating means carried by said support tovided with a fin. er arranged to register ith said notches, yie ding means for holding said finger in engagement with any one of the said notches, and means b which the locatin means may be manna ly operated and a justed, the manual movement of the locating mcnt of the finger om the notch;

a nurtion oi the machine stationary with res'pcct to said work-clamp, of a locating means l carried by said support and capable of adeating means with respect to its support to a means on the su )port causing disengage '26. In a sewingnnachine, the combination with a work-clamp and a support secured to sewing-machm j 2?. in s evice of the character set forth, ,the comblnetlon of locating means, a carrier j'ustment thereon toward and away from said work-clamp, and a side gage carried by said therefor, an axially-adjustable support for the carrier, and a series of indicating-seeks on the support, said scales being in different aiinement.

28. In a, device of the character set forth,

the combination of locating means, e errier' therefor, an sxielly-sdiustsbie sn poi? for the carrier, 9, series of indicati -see es on the support, said scales being in iii'erent elinement and means for adjustably securing the carrier to the support at regular intervals which vary according to the relative axial adjustment of the support.

29. In combination, locating means a carrier therefor, a transversely-adjustabie support upon which the said carrier is longitudinslly adjustable, and e plurality of scales on the support, and means for locating any one of the plnrelit of scales to detesmine the movement of the loceter.

30. In combination, a locator, means for adjusting the locator on a carrier, 3. support bearing a. scale, a carrier adjustably mounted on the support, means for adjusting the support relatlve to a, needle ofe sewing-machine,

and means jor retaining the carrier on its suping the locetor on the carrier toward and from the sewing-inschine, e carrier, a support,'means for securing the support to a sewing-machine, means for adjusting the carrier toward and from the sewing-machine, and a scale to determine the position of the locstor.

v HENRY c. MILLER.

Witnesses: CHARLES SELKIRK, Cress. R. Snmmur. 

